Friday, 19 June 2015

Whats The Difference Between A Siberian Husky And An Alaskan Malamute Part #1

Welcome to another edition of Siberian Saturday. A couple weeks ago I wrote an article which you can see here, sharing the differences between an Alaskan Husky and a Siberian Husky. This week I thought it would be fun to take you through a few of the differences between a Siberian husky and an Alaskan Malamute.

Siberian Husky

Often times, people get confused when it comes to Malamutes and huskies, and will mistake one for the other. To the owners of these magnificent breeds, the differences seem obvious, however to the untrained eye? That's a whole other story. Lets talk about whats different. Take the Siberian Husky for example as shown in the photo on the right. Notice Mika's ears are standing straight up, and are close set? This is the typical look of a sibe. It contributes to their entire mischievous appearance, which we will get to in part 2 of this series.

Photo credit to Dmitriy and his Malamute Libby

In the photo to the left, you will notice the Alaskan Malamutes ears are much more wide set, and tend to have a laid back appearance. Another thing to note in this photo is those beautiful brown eyes. A Malamute does not have blue eyes like a Siberian Husky. A husky can have a variety of eye colors, such as blue, brown, and even mixed - one eye brown, one blue. This is called bi eyes. Sibe's can also have something referred to as Parti-eyes. Meaning one eye has more than one color in it.

Siberian Husky

Another big difference between a Siberian Husky and an Alaskan Malamute is their size. Malamutes are a larger breed, ranging in size from 23 inches tall, weighing around 75lbs for a female, and 25 inches tall weighing 85lbs for a male. Whereas the Siberian's general sizes range in the area of about 20 - 22 inches tall and 35 - 50lbs for a female. 21 - 24 inches tall and 45 - 65lbs for a male. Keep in mind size and height can vary, though not a great deal. The size difference between a husky and a Mally highly contributes to where they differ in working and/or pulling sleds, which I explain in part 2.

Next week, we will continue our series on the differences between a Siberian Husky and an Alaskan Malamute. There was just FAR too much to cover in one post, so I do hope you will stay tuned and learn some more about 2 amazing breeds next Saturday. Thanks for coming by and spending part of your weekend with us. And a shout out to Dmitriy for sharing his beautiful Malamute with us.

And so many people do! Siberian Huskies are not big dogs. They are classed as a medium sized working breed, and are very slender in their build, whereas Malamutes are much larger and bulkier. So when people are used to seeing Mally's, then they see a husky, they think wow, thats a small one, meanwhile....lol! Happens all the time :)

People are always asking me if Isis is a Malamute or a Husky. They often comment on how "small" she is - she's 50 lbs but when compared to a male Siberian Husky (males are larger) or a Malamute she seems petite!Love & Biscuits,Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them